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Stankiewicz to expand manufacturing site
Added: 12 Dec 2005
Spartanburg, South Carolina -- Stankiewicz GmbH has more than doubled the size of its plant in Spar…
Lanxess to cut BR capacity in Orange, Tx
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess is to close one of its four polybutadiene rubber manufacturing lines…
NR prices approach 17-year highs in Tokyo
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Tokyo -- Rubber futures are close to 17-year highs on the Tokyo Commodities Exchange (TOCOM). Price…
China makes 60% of the world's casual footwear, says report
Added: 9 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Dublin, Ireland-Some 60 percent of the global output of casual footwear is m…
Carbon black conference set for Budapest, Nov 2006
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Portland, Maine - PIRA-Intertech has announced that its ninth international carbon black conferen…
Initial ruling in Hamburg court affirms Conti's takeover of Phoenix
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Hamburg, Germany -- The regional court in Hamburg has affirmed the takeover of Phoenix AG by Contin…
News from elsewhere on the web 09/12
Added: 9 Dec 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Gates Corp. asks ITC for relief on polychloroprene rubber
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Washington DC -- Gates Corp. has asked the International Trade Commission to rescind the 55-percent…
Toyo dedicates new tyre plant in Georgia
Added: 9 Dec 2005
White, Georgia --Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. dedicated its first wholly-owned tyre production facility o…
RMA´s National Tire Safety Week set for April
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Washington, DC -- The United States' fifth annual National Tire Safety Week will be held April 23-2…
German state leader objects to Continental job cuts
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Reuters / Automotive News
Frankfurt, Germany -- A senior German politician turned up the heat on tyr…
Global demand for TPEs to reach 3.1m tonnes in 2009
Added: 8 Dec 2005
Cleveland, Ohio -- Global demand for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is forecast to increase 6.2 pe…
News from elsewhere on the web 08/12
Added: 8 Dec 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
US-based TIA appoints Fiore to director of government relations
Added: 8 Dec 2005
Bowie, Maryland -- Paul Fiore, director of business development at the Tire Industry Association si…
BFS restarts production at Venezuela plant after 11-day shutdown
Added: 8 Dec 2005
Valencia, Venezuela -- Bridgestone Firestone Venezolana CA has resumed production at its tyre plant…
US replacement passenger tyre shipments up 3.2% in 2005
Added: 8 Dec 2005
Washiington, DC --US passenger tyre shipmens should hit a record level this year, growing 3.2 perce…
Michelin to re-launch farm tyres in Mexico
Added: 8 Dec 2005
Queretaro, Mexico -- Michelin North America Inc. plans to begin selling Michelin and BFGoodrich bra…
Dow claims new vinyl silane improves dispersion in EPDM
Added: 8 Dec 2005
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Corning has introduced a new grade of silane coupling agent, that it says,…
Solvay increases TPO prices again
Added: 8 Dec 2005
Auburn Hills, Michigan -- Solvay Engineered Polymers, Inc., announced that it would raise prices on…
Stamford Tyres reports higher sales, profits for six months
Added: 7 Dec 2005
Singapore -- Revenues at Stamford Tyre were up 32 percent in the six months to October 2005. The Si…
